1st Edition
Expanding Classics Practitioner Perspectives from Museums and Schools
Introduction; 1. Ancient languages for 6- to 11-year-olds: Exploring three pedagogical approaches via a longitudinal study, Arlene Holmes-Henderson; 2. Including the excluded: Teaching Latin in an area of high socio-economic disadvantage, Peter Wright; 3. Using classical mythology to teach English as an Additional Language, Anna Bloor, Meghan McCabe and Arlene Holmes-Henderson; 4. Student perceptions of BAME people in the Roman world: A comparison of Latin textbooks, Alex Gruar; 5. Promoting inclusivity through teaching Ancient History, Anna McOmish; 6. Whose museum is it anyway? Connecting with communities at the Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge, Susanne Turner; 7. Contested Collections: Using 3D replicas to present new narratives of objects with contested histories, Emma Payne and Laura Gibson.
Biography
Arlene Holmes-Henderson is an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. She works at the intersection of research, policy and practice to improve access to the study of classical subjects in schools and communities in the UK and worldwide. She teaches in the School of Education and leads several research projects exploring the role of Classics in the curriculum.
